Chronic diabetes risk of cerebrovascular disease and heart disease

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Chronic diabetes risk of cerebrovascular disease and heart disease.

Diabetes is one of the NCDs (Non–communicable diseases) or non-communicable diseases. That are risk factors for coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease. Which are the cause of death for a large number of Thai people.

Patients with chronic diabetes have a 50-80% higher chance of dying from cardiovascular disease than non-diabetics because having high blood sugar for a long time causes blood vessels to harden and become damaged. In some cases, blood vessels โปรโมชั่น ufabet may degenerate, narrow or become blocked, resulting in less ability to pump blood back to the heart. When the heart does not receive enough oxygenated blood, it causes ischemia, heart disease, such as heart pain or heart attack, and can also lead to more complications from various diseases.

In addition, diabetes is a risk factor for cerebral infarction.

People with chronic diabetes are 2-3 times more likely to have cerebral infarction than normal people because diabetes causes high blood fat, high blood pressure, affects blood vessel walls, causes inflammation, degeneration, narrowing or blockage more easily, and also causes blood clots more easily. There is a risk of blood clots in the cerebral blood vessels of more than 80%. Patients with cerebral infarction or blockage cause by blood clots that block the cerebral blood vessels. Warning signs of cerebral infarction or blockage may include weakness in the muscles in the arms and legs on one side of the body, numbness on one side of the face, blurred vision, slurred speech, crooked mouth, dizziness, headache, and unsteady walking. When the brain lacks blood, it causes brain tissue to destroyed, brain function stops, leading to hemiplegia or paralysis.

Diabetes is a direct risk factor for atherosclerosis. Although in the early stages of atherosclerosis or blockage, there are no noticeable symptoms. But if blood sugar levels not controlled continuously. The symptoms will become more severe, such as chest pain, stomach tightness, heartburn, difficulty breathing, fatigue, dizziness, etc.